Cabinet



July 11, 1933. A, E FOHN 1,9l7,363

CABINET Filed July 15 1931 Patented July 11, 1933 i ADOLPH n-ronlv, oFl-AURoRm ILLIuoIs, ASSIGNOR roauaon'a 11 11am: CABINET co; 1

. orhnnonmrnuuolsnconPoRArrou orrrrrnors 1 GABTNET 1 Application filed any 15,

This 7 furniture, namely, a'combination telephone stand and waste paper'cabinet. V

Theprincipal'object of my invention is to provide a cabinet of desk height so as to be suitable for use alongsidean 'oflice desk'to serve as 'a telephone stand, and having a fireproof compartment therein occupied by a waste paper receptacle into which waste paper is arranged to be thrown through a springclosed trap door 'onthe front thereof, and at a convenient elevation withrespect to the desk top. This eliminates the fire hazard of the'open exposed waste basketinto which lighted 'inatches'or cigarettes are apt to be thrown carelessly, and also avoids theunsight-liness of a filledwaste basket with scraps of paper littering the floor thereabout. The

receptacle is arranged'to be' slid out of the cabinet for emptying. V

The inventionis illustratedin the accompanying drawing, in which 7 V Figure 1 is a perspective View of the cabinet, indicating how waste paper is arranged to be thrown'into the receptacle therein;

Fig. 2 is a central verticalsection through the cabinet, showing in dotted lines how the waste paper receptacle'is arranged to'be slid out, and V v Fig.3 is an inside View said receptacle. 7 I I The same reference'numerals are applied to corresponding parts throughout the views;

The cabinet 10 is of sheet metal construction throughout for lightness, cheapness, and service ability, but principally v tobje fire-reslst ant. The cabinetis made'of the same height as the average ofiice desk, so that the topjll can be used conveniently as a telephone stand.

of the trap door on A compartment is suitably provided directlybelowthe top 11, as "indicated at" 12, for-a drawer 13 in which the telephone directory and any other incidental articles may be placed for convenient accessibility. A large compartment 14 is'providedin the cabinet below the drawer j 13 for: the waste paper receptacle 15. The drawer 18 and receptacle 15 are, ofcou'rse,both of sheetvmetal construction and have the fronts thereof finished'to match the cabinet. Now, the reinvention relates to an article of office secured onto the inside of 'the I starting therein pract cally certain of closely adjacent to protected. 7 V

The receptacle 15 has a waste paper opening 16 in'the front wall thereof suitably de finedby an ornamental sheet metal frame 1?, the said openingbeing as near the openv top 18 of the receptacle as possible seas to be within convenient reach for a person seated at an adjacent I ,tinue to drop paper through the receptacle is practically filled. A trap door 19, made of sheet metal,is providedas a closure for the opening16 inside therecepftacle 15, the same being carried on-a rod 20 which'fits, at'its opposite ends in bearings 21 formed on the upper ends of sheet .metal straps 22 spot-welded or otherwiseisuitably the cabinet, is absolutely the receptacle; The upper edge'of the piece of sheet metal, of which the door 19 is formed, is bent around the rod 20'and suitably fixed thereto, as indicated at 23, but a gap is left at'the middle, as indicated at 24, for double-' Q coiled grasshopper its c'oils received on abutting the inside 'of the front wa'llof the receptacleand its other end abutting theinp sprin 25, which has air-tight container for waste blaze resulting from the V I I thef sheet, 1 metal cabinet so that anything, however,

front wall of v the rod 20 and its one end, 90

neatly in the com but still not allow side of'thedoor 19, whereby normally to hold the door closed The. lower edge of the piece of sheet metal of which the door 19 is formed is rolled, as indicated at 26, so as not as present any. sharp edges on which one might get fingers cut or scratched when using the Waste paper opening 16 as a. hand hole, asin- I dicated in the dotted'line showing in Fig. 2-

the same. The frame 17 affords a good place to take hold of the receptacle in pulling t I GO ' the contents. 7 sired reinforcement for the front wall about dling.

7 when the same is prising a if r r in reaching substantially the full height out or replacing it, as well as in dumping The frame also affords the dethere isno danger of its buckling or bending out of shape by han- The trap door 19 is, therefore, always the opening, so that assured properly to seal theopening 16."

the trap door 19 is arranged to open easily to permit waste paper to be thrown into the receptacle through the opening 16 in the manner indicated in Figure 1. While the spring is lightenough to permit easy opening of the door, it is, nevertheless, strong enough to keep the door normally closed tightly, soas to make the unit fireproof. The receptacle should always be pushed all; the way in so as to keep the compartment l-f substantially airtight-for fire protection. As indicated above, the opening 16 serves'not only as a waste paper opening, but also as a hand hole for use when the receptacle is removed and replacedifor emptying. e

Itshould be understood that while refe erence ismade only to use'of the cabinet for e storage of waste paper,

it could be and has been used for other purposes. 7 in in hospitals and doctors ofiices, cabinets or this kind are used forsoiled towels, or band,- ages, etc." Beautyparlors and barber shops also find cabinets of this kind useful for soiled towels; In the home a cabinet of the present type is useful as'a receptacle for soiled linens, The claims should be construed accordingly. "I claim: 1. A fireproof waste 1 paper cab net comprisinga metal cabinet provided with a com-* partment opening at the front of the cabinet, an open top metal receptacle for waste paper slidable into and out of the cabinet compartment and having one of the vertical walls thereof constructed tOfSBI'VB as a closure for.

the compartment'whereby to provide a substantially air-tight wastepaper receptacle aforesaid wall havinga' waste paper opening provided therein, and a closurefor said opening. I

2. A device of the character described comcabinet having a compartment therein' reaching substantially the full height thereof and open at the front, an open top receptacle slidable horizontally into and out" of said compartment, one of the vertical walls of said receptacle being constructed to serve as a closure for the open front of said compartment, said wall having an opening provided 7 therein at the upper end thereof, and a closureffor said opening.

'3. A device of the character described comcabinet having a compartment thereof a good straight abutment seas;

For example, 7

disposed in the'cabinet, the

thereof and open at the front, an open top videdithereinat the upper endlth'ereof, and

a trap door for closing said opening from the inside of the receptacle, the same being hinged at the top of the opening to swing in- In the use of the cabinetof my invention;

wardly-,l.'an'd.serving normally to keep the opening closed.

1 1-.- A device of the character described comprising a cabinet having a compartment receptacle slidablehorizontally into andout of said compartment, one of the vertical walls of said receptacle being constructed to serve as a closure for the open front of said compartment, said wall having an opening provided therein at the upper end thereof, a trap door'for closing said opening from the inside of the receptacle,- the same bein hinged at the top of the opening to swing inwardly, andsspring means fori normally urging the door to closed position. i

5; In a fireproof waste paper cabinet, an open top drawer-like waste paper receptacle arranged to be slidable into and out of a cabinet compartment, said receptacle having an opening in the front wall thereof at the top through whichwaste paper is arranged to be throwninto the receptacle-when the same isplaced in a cabinet,vsaid opening being arranged to serve as a hand hole for use in removing the receptaclefrom a cabinet or replacing the same therein,',whereby to eliminate the necessity for' a separate handle, and a trap door for closing said opening from the inside of the receptacle, the same being pivoted to swinginwardly. a

' 6. In afireproof waste: paper cabinet, an open top drawer-like waste paper receptacle arranged to'be slidable intoand out of a cabinet compartment, said receptacle having an opening in the front wall thereof at the top through wliiclr waste paper is arranged to'bethrown into the receptacle when the same s placed in a cabinet, said opening beng arranged to serve asr aphand hole for use in 'removingth'e receptacle from a cabinet or replacingthe same therein, whereby to eliminate thenecessity for. a separate handle, a trap doorfor closing said opening from the inside of the receptacle, the same being pivoted' to swing inwardly,,and spring means normally urging the door toward closed position, said spring means being of light tension to permit easy opening of the door to admit, h

7 ing as a handhole.

7Q An article of sheet metal furniture. of

the character described comprising a sheet metal cabinet having a compartment therein metal receptacle slidable into and out of said arranged normally to swing compartment like a drawer, the front wall of said sheet metal receptacle being constructed to serve as a closure for the compartment whereby to make the same substantially air-tight for fire protection, said wall having an opening provided therein near the top, a sheet metal frame defining said opening and serving to reinforce the wall about the opening to prevent buckling of said wall in the handling of said receptacle, said opening being adapted to serve as a. hand hole for use in removing and replacing the receptacle and emptying the same, said opening normally serving otherwise as a waste paper opening, and a sheet metal trap door for closing said opening from the inside of the receptacle, the same being hinged at the top thereof and being downwardly to a position closing the opening.

8. In an article of sheet metal furniture of the character described, the combination of a cabinet open only at the front thereof, the same being suitably of desk height so that the top thereof is adapted to serve as a telephone stand,a sheet metal drawer below the top serving to define the top of a fireproof compartment for a waste paper receptacle,

and an open top sheet metal receptacle fitting 111 said compartment and slidable into and out of the cabinet like a drawer, said receptacle having an opening in the front wall near the top, and a sheet metal trap door closing said opening from the inside of the receptacle, the same being mounted to swing inwardly whereby to permit dropping of wastepaper through said opening into the receptacle.

9. In an article of sheet metal furniture i for oflice use, the combination of an upright cabinet of sheet metal, fire resisting construction, the same providing therein a compartment for storage purposes substantially the full height of said"cabinet,the cabinet being suitably of desk height so that the top thereof is adapted to serve as a telephone support and so that the storage space therewhereby the same is adapted to serve as a I telephone stand, a telephone support forming the top of said cabinet, viding therein a storage compartment for waste papersubstantially the full height thereof, an inwardly swingable, normally closed, trap door on the front of said cabinet close to the top thereof and communicating'with the upperend of the storage said cabinet procompartment whereby to permit dropping waste paper into the cabinet,'and a removable receptacle fitting closely inside said compartment to, receive the articles thrown therein.

In witness of theforegoing I affix my signature.

ADOLPHV'E. FOHN. 

